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For the day ahead, investors will watch for the U.S. trade balance for August, and remarks from a handful of Federal Reserve policymakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Only a handful of world leaders are expected to come to the pre-COP gathering in Fiji, let alone make the extra trip to Tuvalu.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
I asked Dots for help canceling a handful of subscriptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The surrounding area offers many great destinations within walking distance, including the Hub on Causeway, a mixed-use building filled containing a hotel, shopping center, and a handful of restaurants just steps away.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The former chairman and CEO of Bear Stearns, and a Wall Street legend, Greenberg still kept an office at the firm and acted as a broker for a handful of presumably special investors.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Dozens of Khan supporters gathered near the private hospital, while others flung handfuls of red flower petals at passing cars.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
"We call it rotting out," says Fererro, now wearing a white laboratory coat as he adds handfuls of seagrass to the Calshot tank.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Chilled sweet peas and ribbons of summer zucchini are tossed separately with olive oil, more lemon juice and handfuls of fresh herbs.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Workers bend the branches down with a hook-shaped tool made of PVC pipe, helping people reach handfuls of cherries.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
I was practically flooded out by the parade of people flowing through the gates, shouting and throwing handfuls of grain.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
